Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Encyclopedia
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption is a 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand
, author of the best-selling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend
. Unbroken is a biography
of World War II
hero Louis Zamperini
, a former Olympic track star who survived for more than two and half years in several brutal Japanese internment camps as a prisoner of war
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Laura Hillenbrand
Laura Hillenbrand is an American author of books and magazine articles.Born in Fairfax, Virginia, Hillenbrand spent much of her childhood riding bareback "screaming over the hills" of her father's Sharpsburg, Maryland, farm. A favorite of hers was Come On Seabiscuit, a 1963 kiddie book. "I read...
, author of the best-selling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand published in 2001 about the thoroughbred race horse, Seabiscuit. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and was made into a feature film in 2003. It has also been published under the title: Seabiscuit - The...
. Unbroken is a biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
hero Louis Zamperini
Louis Zamperini
Louis Silvie Zamperini is a World War II prisoner of war survivor, inspirational speaker, and former American Olympic distance runner.-Early life:...
, a former Olympic track star who survived for more than two and half years in several brutal Japanese internment camps as a prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
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Awards and honors
- Publishers WeeklyPublishers WeeklyPublishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
’s Top 10 Best Books (2010) - New York Times bestseller (Nonfiction, 2010)
- Time Magazine's Best Books of the Year (#1, 2010)
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist (Biography, 2010)
- Indies Choice Book Award (Adult Non-Fiction, 2011)